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Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 – What it is and why we should be aware madhav Tue, 10/03/2023 - 05:33 The inception of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in 2004 came at a critical juncture in our technological history. As we are well and truly in the digital-first age, the need for robust cybersecurity measures is glaringly evident.

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Why Small and Medium Sized Businesses Need More Than Just an AntiVirus Solution

Security Boulevard

In 2023, small businesses experienced a 424-percent increase in breaches, and half of all SMBs reported suffering at least one attack. Basic solutions like antivirus deployments are certainly still important, but they are reactionary measures. In this new environment, the bare minimum is no longer good enough.

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Security Roundup August 2023

BH Consulting

Shedding the light of the law on cybercrime methods Today’s cybercrime landscape involves criminals operating across borders as business-like syndicates, says Europol. The agency’s ninth Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 report gives a law enforcement perspective on current cybercrime techniques.

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

According to a September 20, 2023 joint advisory from the FBI and the U.S. ” New York City-based cyber intelligence firm Flashpoint said the Snatch ransomware group was created in 2018, based on Truniger’s recruitment both on Russian language cybercrime forums and public Russian programming boards.

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New CACTUS ransomware appeared in the threat landscape

Security Affairs

The new ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, despite the threat actors use a double-extortion model, their data leak site has yet to be discovered. Once escalated the privileges on a machine, the threat actors use a batch script to uninstall popular antivirus solutions installed on the machine.

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ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques

Security Affairs

xyz pic.twitter.com/VLhISark8Y — Goldwave (@OGoldwave) March 13, 2023 The variant employed in the campaign supports a more sophisticated encryption method of byte remapping and a monthly rotation of the C2 server. ViperSoftX also checks for active antivirus products running on the machine. c2 arrowlchat[.]com

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Lemon Group gang pre-infected 9 million Android devices for fraudulent activities

Security Affairs

The Lemon Group cybercrime ring has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. A cybercrime group tracked has Lemon Group has reportedly pre-installed malware known as Guerilla on almost 9 million Android devices. Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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